EI Steering Group

The EI cluster includes the existing activities of the Teaching and Learning Network (TLN), the Learning Environments group, the Deans of Education group, the Careers Group and the Forum for International Networking in Education (FINE).

The EI Steering Group (EISG) aims to connect key institutional leaders in teaching, learning and innovative educational practices across U21 universities in order to promote collaboration, share good practice and combine resources with the common objectives of enhancing student learning in research-intensive universities. A broad set of Strategic Priorities have been identified and activities within the cluster will seek to address these issues within their unique areas of activity. Periodically, these priorities will be reviewed for relevancy to the current issues facing the research-intensive universities as they seek to enhance student learning in a global society.

The Strategic Priorities, as currently identified, are:

Leadership of educational change in a changing higher education environment

eLearning and online learning

Global citizenship

Physical and virtual learning environments

The teaching-research nexus

Curricular reform

Student engagement

Broadening the educational experience

The EISG will:

develop a strategy and prioritized programme of activities for the U21 Educational Innovation cluster, identifying key themes in educational innovation through which the broader aims of U21 will be realized;

promote the activities of the Educational Innovation cluster within U21 member institutions and more widely;

work collaboratively with other clusters in pursuit of shared priorities; and

support any working groups, master classes and local organising committees in managing specific activities of the cluster.

Membership

The Steering Group has such membership as may be determined by the EISG Chair in consultation with other existing members of the Steering Group. Appointments will be made to ensure broad coverage across member universities and domains of EI activity. The Steering Group meets at least four times per year, normally by teleconference, chaired by Professor Bairbre Redmond, Academic Lead of the EI cluster, and is supported by the U21 Secretariat.